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Nurses are striking worldwide and their discontent is about more than simply pay

Nurses in healthcare systems worldwide have been protesting, and just as in the NHS, their

09 Mar 2023
Gender bias in leadership roles: how to unleash female nurses’ full potential

Nursing is female-dominated, yet men move further and faster up the hierarchy.

08 Mar 2023
Medication errors: why colour-coded trays are no match for critical thinking

Safety in nursing relies on critical thinking.

02 Mar 2023
Do you feel helpless to influence change? Well, you’re not – and here’s why

What to do to get your voice heard by politicians and policymakers whose decisions affect

01 Mar 2023
Reporting a sexual assault at work: why I would do it again

Raising concerns to protect patients is part of nurses’ professional duty of care.

23 Feb 2023
Shift-working on repeat: how can nurses avoid physical burnout?

Many nurses talk of emotional burnout, but there can be debilitating physical symptoms too

22 Feb 2023
Ventilator-dependent children’s lives put at risk by high energy costs

Nurses can act and advocate for children and families as they face rising home care costs,

21 Feb 2023
Why leaders who are kind and loyal will bring out the best in their team

Should nurse leaders rule with a rod of iron – or kindness and a helping hand?

14 Feb 2023
Support nurses to stay on at work, don’t ask retirees to return

With NHS strike action and many nurses thinking of leaving, solutions to the staffing cris

08 Feb 2023
M is for memorable: how to harness mnemonics to help you retrieve key information, fast

Simple techniques that help you retrieve complex information quickly, plus how to devise m

02 Feb 2023
Kindness in the workplace – we all need it, but do we have time to practise it?

As healthcare pressures mount, small acts of kindness – not just by nurses, but to nurses

01 Feb 2023
High blood pressure risk in black communities: how to reduce health inequality

Tips for nurses on how to offer culturally appropriate support to address disproportionate

26 Jan 2023

Health minister and nurse Maria Caulfield says accepting RCN pay demands would cost the tax

18 Jan 2023

Critics say ratios are a blunt instrument, but they are better than no instrument at a

17 Jan 2023

Anticipatory medicines can cause distress as well as bring reassurance and relief – so a st

12 Jan 2023

It’s nurses who have the know-how to inform design of the digital innovations clinical staf

10 Jan 2023

How our app is proving effective in boosting the mental well-being of beleaguered staff, an

04 Jan 2023

Childhood Eye Cancer Trust head of support Craig Blackwood offers advice on detecting retin

22 Dec 2022

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